Basketball

The Knicks of the 1990s competed like champions but fell short of their goal.

When John Beilein arrived at University of Michigan in 2007, the once-proud men's basketball program was adrift after failing to reach the NCAA Tournament for nine straight seasons.

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During the African American cultural resurgence of the 1920s and 1930s, professional athletes shared the spotlight with artists and intellectuals.

From the time conference play began in 1905, the Big Ten was the Western force in collegiate basketball.

Sports fans are a devoted bunch, win or lose.

When Jeremy Lin began to knock down shots for the New York Knicks in 2012, many Americans became aware for the first time that Asian Americans actually play basketball.

This book examines the American Basketball League and its short history, beginning with its conception in 1959-60 and its two seasons of play, 1961-1963.

Shortlisted for the 2017 Cross Sports Book Awards Best Biography of the YearBryant is one of basketball's greatest-ever players, a fascinating and complicated character who says he knew when he was a boy that he would be better than Michael Jordan.

An expansive and compelling chronicle tracing the rise of modern women's basketballElvera "e;Peps"e; Neuman got lost in the sounds and rhythms of basketball, dribbling and shooting on a hoop affixed to her family's barn in Eden Valley, Minnesota.

Welcome to Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, in a working-class corner of the Bronx, where a driven coach inspires his teams to win games and championships.

Success in basketball comes from a player's ability to consistently execute the fundamental skills of the game and also from the coach's ability to coach and incorporate these skills into their training programmes.

Basketball Coaching: Putting Theory Into Practice covers the basic concepts of basketball coaching to the complexities of running elite teams.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Return of the King comes the story of LeBron James's incredible transformation from basketball star to sports and business mogul.

"e;Roy Williams is awesome, baby, with a capital 'A.

When Hubert Davis was named head mens basketball coach at the University of North Carolina in April 2021, history had already been made, as Davis became the programs first Black head coach.

This is the story of a national championship that was a year in the making.

In the shadows of the nation's most storied football program, Muffet McGraw has quietly built the Notre Dame women's basketball program into a national power.

Since the inception of the Atlantic Coast Conference, intense rivalries, legendary coaches, gifted players, and fervent fans have come to define the league's basketball history.

Born and raised in the projects of Newark, NJ, Willie Joe Cunningham aspires to become a professional basketball player.

UCLA basketball is history as much as tradition.

Levell Sanders has spent the past decade excelling in European Basketball.

This is a true story about two athletes who enjoyed playingbasketball at the college level as much as they enjoyed their specialfriendship.

Cub reporter Kris Dillman is excited about the prospect of covering Rush Ramond, Jefferson Highs superstar basketball player who is due to be the first junior selected in the NBA draft.

The National Basketball Association used to be a unifi ed league featuringhigh powered teams with great players who put on explosive showsnight after night to the delight of their admiring fans.

In the 1960s, college sports required more than athletic prowess from its African American players.

"e;Roy Williams is awesome, baby, with a capital 'A.

The Best Game Ever is a revealing look at the University of North Carolina Tar Heels' 195657 season, one of the most storied in college basketball history.

This is the hardest working team in the NBA the Utah Jazz.

Jordan's quotability is incredible, as are the dozens of compelling anecdotes contained in this special keepsake.

This encyclopedic listing of every man who played on or coached the New York Knicks from the team's inception in 1946 to the present is jam-packed with details on everything from a player's careers statistics to his height, weight, and jersey number.

Up-close, behind-the-scenes biography of the winningest coach in college basketball history.

Coaches have played a vital yet changing role throughout basketball's professional history.

A Must-Have for Basketball Fans!

Journalists who have covered the NCAA Tournament known as March Madness over the past 25 years share their experiences and opinions in this collection of short stories.

Bobby Knight spent nearly 30 years as the controversial yet incredibly successful head basketball coach at Indiana University.

UCLA basketball is history as much as tradition.

With impressive skill, irrepressible spirit, and more than a touch of class, the 2000-01 Notre Dame women's basketball team reached the pinnacle of college basketball and forever secured a place in the storied sports history of the university and in the hearts of thousands of fans.

In the shadows of the nation's most storied football program, Muffet McGraw has quietly built the Notre Dame women's basketball program into a national power.

Basketball wasnt invented at Kansas but basketball tradition was.

Now in Paper!

Using extensive background research as well as interviews with the principal characters, Fixed provides the first in-depth reconstruction of the point-shaving scandal involving the 1978-1979 Boston College basketball team, from the genesis of the plot in the summer of 1978, through the uncovering of the scheme during an unrelated investigation in 1980, to the trial that captivated the sports world in the fall of 1981 and its aftermath.

The story of Canada's other game from its invention by a Canadian to its current struggle for popularity.

The story of Canada's other game from its invention by a Canadian to its current struggle for popularity.

Utilizing the myriad of experiences and people he has met and worked with in a six-decades career as the Official Scorer for the New Jersey Nets of the NBA, Herb Turetzky has authored a collection of poems which will make the reader feel as if he/she is actually taking part in this wonderful life, going back to the beginning of the authors involvement with basketball in the blue-collar Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Bill Ciancio details many of his mountain top experiences during his five decades coaching.

Famed sportswriter and Tobacco Road basketball historian Art Chansky is releasing a digital version of his award-winning book, Blue Blood.

Famed sportswriter and Tobacco Road basketball historian Art Chansky is releasing a digital version of his award-winning book, Blue Blood.

Famed sportswriter and Tobacco Road basketball historian Art Chansky is releasing a digital version of his award-winning book, Blue Blood, for all tablet devices.

Famed sportswriter and Tobacco Road basketball historian Art Chansky is releasing digital versions of his award-winning book, Blue Blood, for the Apple iPad, iPhone, iTouch, Kindle Fire, Kindle eReader, Nook and all other tablet eReaders.